U.S. B-1B Long Range Heavy Bomber To Make ‘Fly-By’ At Aero India
A U.S. B-1B Lancer supersonic long range heavy bomber will perform a fly-by during the air display over the Yelahanka Air Force station in Bengaluru during Aero India next week.
“Among the highlights of the show, a B-1B Lancer heavy bomber, of the 28th Bomb Wing based out of Ellsworth Air Force base in South Dakota, will perform a ‘fly-by’,” the U.S. Consulate, Chennai, said in a statement on Friday.
The B-1B Lancer carries the largest conventional payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the U.S. Air Force and is considered the backbone of U.S. long-range bomber force.
At Aero India 2019, a US B-52 Stratofortress bomber assigned to the 23rd expeditionary bomb squadron had performed a fly-by during the inaugural flying from Andersen Air Force base in Guam.“I am pleased to head this year’s U.S. delegation to Aero India to show our continued commitment to strengthening U.S.-India defence cooperation, in line with India’s status as a Major Defence Partner,” said Don Heflin, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires, in the statement.
ABOUT B1 LANCER BOMBER
The Rockwell B-1 Lancer is a supersonic variable-sweep wing, heavy bomber used by the United States Air Force. It is commonly called the “Bone” (from “B-One”). It is one of three strategic bombers in the U.S. Air Force fleet as of 2020, the other two being the B-2 Spirit and the B-52 Stratofortress
